Body of 13-Year-Old Girl at Center of Amber Alert Found in Dallas

Early Sunday morning, FBI investigators confirmed the death of 13-year-old Shavon Randle, the Lancaster girl at the center of a recent Amber Alert. (Published Sunday, July 2, 2017)

The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office says Shavon Randle, the 13-year-old Lancaster girl whose body was found early Sunday following an Amber Alert, died from gunshot wounds.

In a report released Friday, the medical examiner says Randle's manner of death was homicide.

Randle was reported missing Wednesday, June 28, from a home in the 1300 block of Southridge Drive.

Police issued an Amber Alert that day, indicating she may be in grave or immediate danger.

Police said she was taken from her home by an unknown man who they said later called a member of the girl's family.

"They confirmed that they knew who the victim was and they said, 'Well, we have her,'" Lancaster Police Department Det. Joseph Brickett said. "Then they called back later on the victim's cell phone and said, 'If you call law enforcement, then we'll harm her.'"

Brickett said investigators were able to trace Randle's cell phone location for a while before it was turned off.